The Sun. — London, England, 1818-01-27 00:00:00

••. LOSS OF 144 E. BRIG SUP-ERI3. • The folloWing ire further particulars of 'the • loss of 'the brig Superb, ANDREW fIARADEN, iDas• ter, front Salem bound to Martinico, burthen 144 totes, and owned by Jos. Peabody and Gideon Tucker, Esqts. and loaded with fish, beef, soap, 'candles, sail-cloth, raisins, duck, Russia sheet . ings, cordage, and calcutta bail goods, &c. &c. and Manfred with nine men Nov. 29, 1817, at eight A. M. weighed anchor in Salem harbour, and proceeded to sea with a light breeze from S. W., and pleasant weather; at 12 meridian, Cape Anti bore N.N.W. distance six leagues, from which we took our departurel Nov.3oth begins pleasant weather, the wind freshening and hay-ling to the southward, middle part rainy weather ; at 3 A. M. tacked ship, the wind at E. N. E. and fresh gales, handed M. T. G. sail, mainsail and jib, and set main-stay-sail ; at 6 A. M. took 2 reefs in the try sail, and close reefed the topsails ; at 8 A. M. reele ed the fore-sail, strong gales and thick weather, end a very rough sea, thus ends : Dec. Ist com mences strong gales and thick weather, the wind inclining to the northward, steered E.S.E. and crossed the eastern part of Georges Bank ; after midnight ) the weather cleared o with the wind at north and N.N.W. steered S.E. by S. and S.S.E. until Tuesday Dec. 2 ; at meridian, when we ob served in lat. 39. 12. Wednesday 3d at sun-set fell calm, at 10 P. 1%4, took a breeze from south, which continued from south to S.S.W. until the IOU), with variable weather, sometimes squally, but no gales ; took in and made sale as occasions required. On the 9th at 4 P.M. blowing fresh, we were in lat. 37. 40. and long, by account .52. 10. and being to the eastward of our iutetidl ed port, and not wishing to carry a press of sail, we handed our topsails, at 12 midnight handed the forsail and balanced, reefed the trysail, squally with ruin, lay by under balanced trysail and main and F.T. M. staysails ; the latter part of the night the wind moderated and weather cleared up, the wind still from south ; at 6 A. M. set reefed fore sail and close reefed main-top-sail, could we have steered our course we should have set all sail ; at S A. M. all bands went below to break fast, except the man at the helm and cook ; we had scarcely got seated at the table when we found the vessel sitting over upon her side, we instantly endeavoured to recover the deck, which eve did in a few seconds, but she was keel out, and her masts and sails all under water; we all re covered the:weather side of the vessel, except John Ranson, who was drowned in the forecastle; se veral attempts were made to save him, but could vot succeed ; we immediately cut our starboard _ lanyards, and the fore-mast went just above the deck, and the main•mast just above the eyes of the rigging, when she righted full of.water ; we then cut away the gripes and lashing of our boats, and after much difficulty, succeed in getting them freed from water ; we had a gang cask on deck part full of water, and the only water on deck ; we cut ,the lashings and let it float overboard, the - bong not being tight it got a good deal .of salt _ water into it ; we, however, after great exertion and risk, got into the long-boats, and finding the wreck did not sink, we threw our cables which.were lashed on the quarter-deck overboard, to lighten her att ; we then with a boat-hook grappled up through the sky-light and companion some few articles of clothing, two pieces of beef,.and two mall pieces of pork, and part of a bag of po • tatues ; the Mate's chest came up through the • sky-light empty, except a small drawer under the ,• till, in which - was several articles, such as nails, hooks, small tools, and a trifle of money ; this fortunate circumstance of getting up a little cloth : ing proved a great blessing, as we were pearly naked, having on only shirts, wai,tcOatt - , and trowsers. Among other articles we providentally got up a couple of bags of small nails, a turn ing saw, and a coil of kyar rope, which enabled us to moor our boats to the wreck, where we remain . ed during the night, through which we had dark squally weather. Dec. 10th, we again succeeded in boarding the wreck, and graphed op some few articles of light clothing, two pieces more beef, and .a cheese, and a bag containing some money. At four o'clock, p. m. the wind changed to the northward, and blew a strong gale. in conse- . quunce of the change of wind, we found it very difficult to keep our boats to leeward of the wreck, so that we were in great danger of foundering. After consultation we thought it adviseable for the , safety of our lives to ;tit the boats adrift, keeping the small boat a-head of the long boat, endeavour. ing to keep them head to wind and sea ; three bands were in the small boat and five in the long boat, we shipped many seas, which half-filled our long boat, but providentially we were enabled! to bale her out before another came, or we must have been buried with our boat iu the mighty deep, after drifting about two hours the sea struck the small boat, and capsized her, then we thought we were gone, notwithstanding we succeeded in saving the three men that were in her, although the cook could not swim ; with the upsetting of the boat we lost two pieces of beef and several articles of clothing, which we had saved from the wreck ; this . apparently adverse circumstance proved, by the blessing of God, the means of our preserva tion that night, from the circumstance of the small boat being a drag to the long boat, which enabled us to keep her head to the sea and break off the sea from the long boat, which otherwise must have swallowed us up, the latter part of the night the wind moderated and the sea fell at sum ise; r eve thought we saw a sail, but after an hour or tern, the weather becoming more clear, we disco vered it to be the wreck of our own vessel about five miles distance from us ; the weather being modetate, by means of the small nails and the few tools we had saved, we put waistcloths round our boat about eight incites above the gun nel the wind still dying, and the sea falling, we providentially caught a dolphin with our boat hook: Dec. 11, at two, from being still moderate I proposed as a measure of safety, to endeavour to get to the wreck again, as we found by expe rience the boat was much safer to leeward of the wreck than any where else, as well as that w e . were more likely to be discovered by any vessels that might pass tis , 'while die iOreck wa3 above water, and her IIIBIIIIIIASt standing, to which pro posal all readily agreed ; we then cut away the sinitll boot, it being impossible to save her, and manned oar . Oars ; at six, p. at. we reached her and made fast to her, and had a tolerable mo derate nigt►t ; at eight, a. m. 12th, we hoiirded the wreck again, and grappled up a small bag of peas, a new line, a smite of twine, and several small articles of light clothing, and a rope and a new top-mast studding sail, and a barrel of tongues and sounds which we lashed to the hawse-piece, not daring to take them into the boat, lest we should sink her, but we afterwards lost them. Dec.l2, the wind sprung up at S.W.,bICW fresh and a heavy sea, going so that we were in danger of swamping our boat, even under the lee of the wreck ; at sun-set we saw a brig to lee ward, standing to the S.S.E, but blowing so hard, and the sea so high, we Must not quit the wreck in pursuit of her ; at 12 midnight, came on hard squalls from the N.W. attended with rain, thun der, Anti lightning ; in consequence of the change oY wind, it was with the utmost difficulty we were able to keep our boat from being sunk by the jib boom and bowsprit, front the extreme darkness of the night, in which it was impossible to see the wreck only by the aid of the lightning ; we were Many times within a foot of being instantly sunk by them ; the wind continuing to blow heavy we were unable to board the wreck at all until Sun day 14th, when we boarded her several times by the main rigging, and went to the main-mast head to look out for a sail, but did not discover any thing. On Tuesday 16th, ..ve boarded her again, and with much difficulty we succeeded in getting a i l topmast studding sail-boom, which we had lashed across the stern, and lashed it up at the main•mast head, upon which we hoisted a part of a studding sail for a signal ; we daily saw the wreck WAS s6tling. 17th, commenced with strong gates and heavy sea, so that with great difficulty we kept our boat from filling at seven, p. in. the wreck went down head first, when all our hopes of safety seemed to perish with her, we expected every mo ment to go to the bottom, and sink into an awful eternity, never More to have been heard of in this World ; we then put out a rope with a bucket to It tb serve as a drag, the only thing we had, Which with the help of our oars and God's good ness; we survived the night; the next morning with it top studding-sail booth, and an oar and a coil of new tope lashed to them and a bucket, we made a drag, which helped to break off the sea, and !seep ber head to win►) and sea; with this drag, we lay until - Sunday 28th December, except ing a fevi , hours at different times we had tried to run to the-southward and. westward, it being' our wish to get out of the Gulph, and into warmer weather; at one of these titnei, while sailing we caught another dolphin ; which we found excellent food in our distressed situation. -- On Sunday morning the 28th, at day• light, the weather being clear and moderate, to our great joy we descried a sail to the N.W. standing to the eastward about 6 miles di Lance from us; we bawled in our drag and manned our trarsiand made all the exertions in our power to get to bet. Forttinately tl k e it'd proved baffling and light ; when ite were within a tulle of her, she hoisted English colours it is impossible to describtoni joys and feelings on. this occasion, as we knew by the signal they . bad seen us. About 10 o'clock we got along side of ber, and found it to b e the bri g Cam' rian, of Liverpool, .21 days from Berbice, bound to Lon don, commanded by W. atson Sheriff, Esq. ; we were hospitably and kindly received on board by Captain Sheriff, and every assistance and cernfort administered to us to refresh our bodiei and soothe and comfort our minds, which a friendly, kind, and humane heart could devise. We leer ourselves under .obligations to Captain Sheriff' which we feel sensible we can never repay ; but we pray that God, who wade him the means of ac ccimplisiting his designs of mercy towards us, will reward him, and who has said in his holy word, 'Blesied are the merciful, for they shall obtain nmei•cy." - On board of the Cambrian was the Rev. John IVray,'Missionary at •13erbice, going . pas senger to England, who), after we had received suitable refreshment for our feeble bodies, read to us the 107th 'Psalm, and made :likable remarks from it, in. particular front the 23d and the eight following verses, and then offered up appropriate praYers and thanksgivings an our behalf, and has rendered us every spiritual and temporal comfort and consolation in Iris power, for which we sin cerely hope his Divine Master will reward and bless him, and who, in the days of his flesh, said to the Wind and sea, be calm, and they obeyed bin), and who now, by'the same almighty power, caused a calm, the first the Cambrian had had since she left port, or she would have passed us in the night, duping which, and the day before, they bad light baffling winds. But, through the goodness and mercy of our God, after the most severe.sufferings which it is possible for human nature to endure, front hunger and thirst, wet and cold, and anxiety of mind and fatigue of body, during more than nineteen days, in the middle of .the WcsternOcean, in the most incle- - . . Anew, s e ason of the year, in a bad constructed b0at,..16 feet in length, 6 feet wide, and '2 feet 3 deep, we were miraculously delivered, for which we desire to thank and praise God, our Saviour and deliverer. The exertions we had made this Morning, and our anxious fear's and hopes lest wt should not succeed in getting to the brig, had so exhausted the little remaining strength we had left, that not a man was able to stand after we got on board the Cambrian; myself and the greater part of the others were obliged to be hauled on, board by a rope ; the Nate seemed to be the strongest of any of us, and had exerted him Self while in the hunt the most of any one, yet he, was so far exhausted that be could not stand for several hours after we got on bOard ; all our hands and feet were very much swollen from constant wet and cold, and my own in far titular so much so, that 1 had not been able for nine days previous to our being taken up t o use them at all, not even so !midi as to feed myself with the small allowance we had; and if it had been the means of saving my own life, and that of all my fellow-sufferers, 1 could not have shut or opened them ; in fact, I momently expected they would burst, which eventually proved to be the case with my right hand. To describe our sufferings in all respects is more than I can do; r luflicr. it to sad , that 64 were perhapis is great as ' were ever endured by mortals, and in fact as e'reat as h uman nature such as ours could posSihly ensltite. Our subsistence for nineteen days had beeii as follOws :—each had thiee gills of brackish water per day ; in the morning, tine oun c e slf salt beef or pork, and one ounce of cheese, and a small handful of pease; at night, One ounce of be e r oi• pork, one ounce a dolphin, arid one small potatoe, or half of a large one. This we found very nourishing food, as well as serviceable to allay our thirst, and Which we occasionally chewed for that putpose. We had not one mouthful 'Of tread of any kind ; we were continually %vet, and so meat was our thirst, that some of o ur p eo pl e drabk their own urine, which proved to be very injurious to them, for after they had drink it a number of times, it passed through them every ten or fifteen minutes, and caused great debility, and those that pi act ised it were the most feeble for several days after they got on board the Cam brian. I would here observe, that our boat leaked very tiltsch, so that we calculated she would have leaked herself full every eight hours ; the gunnel of the boat was in no part more than one foot from the water. As to the cause of our ves sel's upsetting, it is impossible for us in any way to account for it, for when we left the deck there was very little wind, and no appearance of squalls, neither was there any when we came on deck, Which time, at the longest, could not exceed three minutes; neither had the man at the helm heard or - perceived any wind ; besides, it is impossible it could be done by the wind, mid thy Mate and myself in the cabin not to have heard it, which we did not ; but the only warning we had was her setting over ;—np the side we instantly endea voured to get on deck, which we did in a few se conds, but she was keel out. It may perhaps be thought by some who may see the account of this unfortunate disaster, that I have been too parti cular in mentioning apparently trifling circum stances, but to us who have experienced so won derful a deliverance, I should deem myself greatly deficient its gratitude to that good God who has so mercifully spared us, not tt. mention every thing be was pleased to bless as a means to accom plish so merciful an end. To him, the God of Mercy, we owe • our most grateful acknowledg ments, and may our spares; lives be more devoted ' to his service than ever they have been, We were taken up by the Cambrian, in hit: 37. 44. and long. 4S. 00. The Superb was upset in 1at.37. 40. long, by account, 51; 00. The names of the per sons mercifully preserved in the lung-boat were .1 at follows, viz.:— Andrew Flaraden, Master, Samuel Tarr, Mate, • John Meek, James Surean, Stephen Blazintine, Seamen, Acetone Martine, Francis Tarr, Simeon Peters, Cook, • John Itauson, seaman, drowned.. I would by no means - omit to mention, that had we not been taken up the day we were, or the. next day by noon, we nst eventually have pe rished, as there cante on a • hard westerly gale, with so high a sea, as would have sunk mir boat in a minute. The foregoing is as, particular an account of this turf! , rinirate diselster,a) it is in our. power to relate. To God lie all the glory Of our pteservation. ANDREW lIARADEN„ Master., SAMUEt TARR, M4e. LAW INTELLIGENCE..,, COURT OF KING'S BENCH, JAN 4,26. PATENT HAIR BRVSHEV---ThIR KIN 4 V.,bIETtALFE. Mr. SCAILETT 'moved for a rule'to spew cause why the verdict in this case should not be set aside and a new trial granted. The action was tried 1.1 - a Special Jury last term, anti a verdict was fountiforthe crowa, oti th e ground that the specification of the Patent was not made out, the description not being correct. The Learned Colin tel now contended, that the merits of the este had' not been fairly gone into; and although at first siht it might appeal. a Small matter of . contest, yet when the very greitt superiority over the rest of the brushes manufactured for - theYttinte purpose was considered, it would be found of tiu small importance to his client. The brushes . were described as tapering brushes, an& he would . - veil-, ture to maintain th a t th e y were p ro p e rly so de scribed. Mr. Justice ABBOTT requested that oue of the brushes might be handed up to him ; and inquired if it was one of the brushes produced at the trial. ME.SCARLETT.--."No, my Lord, all those brushes are safely locked up in the Court of Chancery." Lord ELLENISOROUGH.—" Then this is only a Common Law Brash; we should certainly have had one of the others before us." Mr. SCARLETT.—" Your Lordship well knows, that when brushes or any thing else get into the Court of:Chancery, it is a long time before they can be got out again." Lord ELLENDO'ROEIGII.--." The hairs-of these brushes are of unequal length, they- are not te perish. The defendant should have gone to school to learn the meaning . of words before he nretended to describe his iuvei►tion. if he had made use of the term unequal, he would have been safe, but it seems that he must adopt a poetical 'word without understanding the meaning." Mr. SCARLETT observed, that a species of bristles procured front Russia were called tapering tufts in the mercantile phrase, and that he thought a sufficient reason for the use of the term. Lord ELLErounaottou thought otherwise, and advised the defendant, if he could, to amend his patent, and to put the word unequdi fur taperibh. Rule granted. OLD BAILEY. Yesterday Michael Fox, aged 50, was put to tim bar, upon an indictment charging him %.% ith put ting oil and di,posing of Jix pieces of cottitterteit coin, made to resemble the current coin •of the realm called shillings, on the 10th of December last, in the patish of ~St. Giles-in-the-fields, to use Joseph Prior, at a lower rate of value titan their denomination imported, namely, lop three shillings. The facts of the case were proved, in an examination of five hoots, to the satisfaction of the Jury, who in a few seconds found a verdict of Guilty. t S OLICE, INTELLiouNce. UNION-FIALL. Vt. l "itit?Ais Eilthards, a Y" 9 "; bet ween 16 and 17 years of age; was brougnr " 1 7 by Robert Hall, the officer, charged by mother; an 'elderly arid infirm (virmaii of re,pec t ; able appearance, ‘vith assaulting and beating 11 ,° in a most violent manner, at different times. 11 I .Mrs. !Jane 'Ed ‘71114 i the prosecutrix, state , ' that her husband (the rather of th e p r i son er) die .! .abOtit sift months ago ; anterior to that perifi", the prisoner was a very dHtilul and affection son ; inhSequciitiv lie had forined a connexi' i with a b an d one d characters of both sexes, sPeP c ecinsiderahle sums of money in th e ir CUMpallYr " j ! 11g1 beat her repea tedly for declining to s upply W l !' with the means of continuing- his immoral ces. The last assault was committed on the l2:1" ) inst., and the effects of his violence were very c4i dent on her rrson. The prisoner listened to the corn f aint of mother with the utmost comp osure , and did o u express the slightest contrition for his condoth nor for the painful emotions which he caused b e ! . to sutler detailing the circum s t ances of I " 1 atrocious beh viaur to the Magist rates.—e"'' mitred for want of sureties. LONDON MAR K E S. PRIVE OF BREAD THIS WEEK. The highest price of the hest Wheaten Bread tlituagl ll ! the Metropolis is stated by the Bakers to be Is. ?ki• Quarters Loaf.—Soine Bakers sell the Quarters Lov.f cute penny to twci-pence lower. lb. oz. I _ _ _ 11)- 3 14 i Peck I.oaf to weigh .. 17 G I Q uar t ern Loof to wrio , Half ditto .. ditto .... sl2 1-lagf Qtrartein• ditto .• ", SEEDS. • Red Clover (Fore,ign) Ditto English \Slat:ditto Rye-Grass ......... . •2os 4is to Sts per qr. t . :. T . 'Turnip, White .. los od to Iti s Od per bkl-”' kted and Green ... tOs tid to 406 Od White Mustard Seed 'Brown ditto .... . 81s Ocl to 1900 . 4 Carraway Seeds (new) Cinque Foin 1 tis Od to l'Ss Crti per yr. Coriander do Trefoil Eingrass ... iGs 43s to I,;L3s Canary (flew) -i 40s to cos ud per (1' • Ditto (old) 753 —s to 904 Linseed Oil Cate at the Mill, —l. —s. to 151. os. per t16°... sand—Rape Cake 81. Os. to —l. 04. per ton,. Tares, bs. to 14s. per bushel. _.....• UXBR Corn-Inspector's Return, Wheat per 1. i7i, Iss. I N.Wlleat pert. —4 Otto —1 os li.4rlcy,peryr. 30s mi. to 51sOd 1 Rye, —s. Od ;DGE. .-d—Tilursday, Jan. 42. I Oats tea= • • '44s Oct Lip j ~. of Pease • 46s ati to OL ) ' L• to —s Od. • , PRICE 0 F LIOPN. . New Bags. New Poel;cts• ,• 0 Kent 2141 oh to 291 Os Kent —4 24i1 os to 3, ,' I ,o Sussex 261 lOs to '2EII Oh Sussex —1 Os 261 Os to ' 2l/ ,:4 Essex .... 271 Os to 3°' c , t 4 L Faruloin..2dl vs to ;0 1 _., NEIVGATE AND LEADENIIALL Nl.ll:l4l6TS'' , • By flat: Carcase. E,A 13t el Os' Oct to . 4s Td 1 Vcal 4 4. . P ict `' .6.s 43 .„, f "" SC, Muttub .....4s 04 to 4s . 134: l'utk: .... • - llAT Attia - r: Jan. Q O . t q 3r . )OS' Od •rd it 1&A 9cii-- 4 -:- , Al';etage; 4 1 • Straw Caller 4l Os Od to G - 1 Os Od.-- - --i!zicua , t • t WI - lITECHAVEL H.Af MAAKET: s 43j Hay ' 41 Ict4' Utr to :.',l 124 Od . ---- , =.: l l::%'eragt, 5 1 - t ,_ 0, - .1 New ditt o .. 01 u s oil to - 0 4- 01 oii----:Avevage, 01 i 0J Shari., ii is, 6d -t o il Bs , tid---‘.l•t!eagy l e et, ' ,:, ;, 0. 1 clover 6l v.+ Ot.l to 71 tez Od-c.veiage, 6 , ''''-, - • -PRICE OF ii EATHER: . . V. A Butts, 50 to 561bs each ..:. • per Ili .•:..:. 211 d t° 7 44 ,4 Ditto, 56 to 661bs rad' ~..• ,:. . ...... :. • . .:.24 , 1 li , 5,1 Dtesvil -. vg Hides . 1 0 . .1 w i 190 Fine Cultch Hide* ... I: i ' i:• ' ' • Crop Hides, 35. t 4 4tilss for cutting . d to aid Ditto U 45 tds'oltie- • , • • • 19403 Calf Skins 3O to 401bs liil i d .114 Ditto ' '5O to tOlbV - ' - • , 1. to • . '' - " " ' O a Ipe Ditt0...,.. 70,td011.ss , • ,••• • • ,....24d to t i 7 a gitiall ms 's Greettfatid) 22d ' 1 :; 44 . Large dittos .., • • per. d0zen.......- - basl ta r;) Tanned Horse Hides . 140 . i, j Spanish Hurse Hides' ' " - Rid IL' - RAW LIMPS. .4 Hist H6fert• & Sleeps, pev st. Ordifrart .......2s Oki t y !.:, i ,, i 2s 84 la :,is oi: ;Market 'Calf, .. eacli ..', 61 Nliddlisigs.. - 2s' 4a: to 2.s 6d Ens. Horse . g; (lit to 95 1 Pulled n t ! , ( l ) 4 7 l E s i 0 4 4 . r:1 I , B' La te l li N z a i l B4 s l,i . ngs —.Cs Oa to °!:, ° :,l Ss 6r! os 011 PRICE OF ,RAW FAT, As stated by the 7'alt.2llelterA. St. James's Market .. 4s Sid j Whitedlave/ Market 4s 81d Arerage per Stone of 811).—Jan..23' c As stated by th e lig - t eli nci . 1 St. James's Market . • 4s a - 1.2 Vbitechapel Market 4S •'; Clare Market ..... () ,:4 Newgate Market .:• • ° 1 Average ....0 fi11•........ , SOAP, &e. per I 12117 , lo rc. fYellow soap li o, Mottled SI4S Curd ... Palm " Od Graves - ._ ..•1"" v# Good Dregs lips PRICES OF TALLOW Town Tallow.. St s 141 od Yellow Russia 83s Oil —s Od White ditto .. —s Od —s 011 Soap ditto.... —s Oil —s Od Melt* Stuff G4s Ott —s 011 Ditto Rough.. 45s Od Oti PRICE OF CANDLES, from Tallow Chandlers' / 4311. ,ct Price of Citivdles, per d ozen , 1 2s Gi l—M ou ld s, 14s (141-- 6ul do.teu allowed fur ready money. COAL !UAW' KT, JAN. 26. Ships at Market. Ships :sold. Price. o a„ 76i \cwcastlu 14 Vg. 6J. to 44i• 13 Sunderlatid BIRTHS. Yesterday, Lady Ronrilly, of a still-born child. 1 3111 On Saturday even i ng l ast , i n U pper B rou k- stree t, - Caroline Wruttesley, of a aaughter. MARRIED. ke On Satur4ay last, at St. Lu's, Chelsea, the Baron } ire De Pully, of the Chateau de Neuville, near Poutaise, 1 0 Elizabeth Norton, of Sloane-street. DIED. 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